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Alicia Keys gives birth to baby boy - 10/16/2010

NEW YORK- US singer Alicia Keys, who was recently married to music producer and rapper Swizz "Kaseem Dean" Beatz, has given birth to a baby boy, People magazine reported Saturday. The boy, who was...

All but two Chile miners back home - 10/16/2010

COPIAPO, Maria Lorente- Thirty-one of the 33 miners rescued in Chile were back home Friday after doctors gave them the all clear to pick up their lives again, as gruesome details of their underground...

Jolie wants to meet Bosnian victims, clear misunderstanding - 10/16/2010

SARAJEVO- Hollywood star Angelina Jolie said Friday that she wants to meet a group of war victims to clear up any misunderstanding after Bosnia revoked her licence to film this week. Her licence...

Assad tells visiting Maliki new Iraq govt will help ties - 10/15/2010

DAMASCUS, Reem Haddad- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told visiting Iraqi premier Nuri al-Maliki on Wednesday that better ties between the two nations would be strengthened by the formation of a...

Time to find a second Earth, WWF says - 10/14/2010

PARIS- Carbon pollution and over-use of Earth's natural resources have become so critical that, on current trends, we will need a second planet to meet our needs by 2030, WWF said on Wednesday. In...

Egyptians jailed over Van Gogh theft - 10/14/2010

CAIRO- A senior Egyptian cultural official was among 11 people jailed for three years on Tuesday for negligence after the theft of a Van Gogh painting from a Cairo museum, a judicial source said....

Grisly new footage revives horror of London bombings - 10/13/2010

LONDON, Robin Millard- Chilling footage of the devastation wrought by the 2005 London bombings was shown in public for the first time Tuesday at the inquests into the deaths of 52 passengers. The...

Hamas security raids Gaza journalist union - 10/13/2010

RAMALLAH- Hamas security forces raided and shut down the headquarters of the Palestinian Journalists Union in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, the head of the organisation said. "Hamas internal security...

Scientists find sign cave dwellers took care of elderly - 10/11/2010

MADRID- Scientists said Monday they had uncovered evidence suggesting cave dwellers who lived in northern Spain some 500,000 years ago took care of their elderly and infirm. University of Madrid...

George Michael seeks fresh start after jail release - 10/11/2010

LONDON- British pop star George Michael said Monday he wanted to "start again" after his release from a four-week stint in prison for crashing his car into a shop while under the influence of...
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